Regulations: California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS)

Summary
This rulemaking action specifies how an individual can create a CFARS account.

Sections Affected
California Code of Regulations, Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 12, 39 and 41
Sections: 4340, 5473, 5474, 5512, 5513

Status of the Proposal
This rulemaking is complete.

On May 28, 2019 the Office of Administrative Law approved the Department of Justice’s regulations regarding the California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS) and filed them with the Secretary of State. This regulation becomes effective on July 1, 2019.

45-Day Comment Period Documentation

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (including Informative Digest), pdf
• Text of Proposed Regulations, pdf
• Initial Statement of Reasons, pdf
• STD 399 Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement, pdf
• STD 400 (Part A) Notice Publication, pdf

Final Rulemaking Documents

• OAL Approval Letter, pdf
• Text of Adopted Regulations, pdf
• Final Statement of Reasons, pdf
• STD 400 (Part B) Regulations Submission, pdf